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the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word "austerity." we're basically saying that even though the widening gap between rich and poor built us up, many of the factors that plunged us into a crisis, instead of dealing with them and fixing that problem, we're actually allowing the crisis to make the inequality worse. the latest research from the leading two economists, saez from the university of california in berkeley, and piketty in france confirms that even over the last five years of the crisis, through 2012, the inequality of wealth and income has gotten worse, as though we are determined not to deal with it. all of those headli
the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word...
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>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century. initially electricity was viewed as a luxury. so when f.d.r. came in, 90% of farms didn't have electricity in america at the same time that kids in new york city were playing with electric toys. and f.d.r. understood how important it was for people all over america to have the dignity and self-respect and sort of cultural and social and economic connection of an electrical outlet in their home. so he made sure to take on the special interests that were controlling electricity then who had divided up markets and consolidated just
>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century....
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and the election was pretty darn close. >> using public funding -- >> using public funding. so if you look across the country, there's all sorts of evidence of people who spent a lot of money in campaigns, who spent more money than their opponents and lost because having more money and having a lot of money doesn't make you a better candidate. what matters is having a threshold, an amount of money that's sufficient to run a credible campaign. and that's what citizen funding allows you to do. it allows you to get that amount of money that lets you run a credible campaign, be a good candidate connecting with your voters and do it in a way that's focusing your attention on ordinary citizens. >> but how does it undo the power of big money? >> well, so mayor bloomberg's an outlier. there aren't so many candidates like that. listen, we're never going to keep private money out of politics. that's the wrong ambition. the goal is to -- >> you're not saying we should? >> we shouldn't and we can't -- >> yeah, that's right. but citizens united makes it impossible. >> they have opened th
and the election was pretty darn close. >> using public funding -- >> using public funding. so if you look across the country, there's all sorts of evidence of people who spent a lot of money in campaigns, who spent more money than their opponents and lost because having more money and having a lot of money doesn't make you a better candidate. what matters is having a threshold, an amount of money that's sufficient to run a credible campaign. and that's what citizen funding allows...
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that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is on the senate select committee. he's allowed to know the legal rational that's being offered for targeted killing, as well as all the countries where the killing is where it's happening. but even he can't get answers. and he's promised to bring these issues up at john brennan's confirmation hearings for cia director coming pretty soon. what questions would you put to john brennan when he goes before the congress to testify on behalf of his nomination for director of the cia? >> i'm not going to quibble with them on the fact that they ar
that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is...
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what einhorn is proposing is that apple pay out more of its cash hoard to investors, using a special kind of preferred stock. einhorn has a lot at stake: his fund owns more than one million shares of apple, and while the stock rose a bit today, it's down 35% since its peak of $700 last september. late today apple issued this statement: "apple's management team and board of directors have been in active discussions about returning additional cash to shareholders. as part of our review, we will thoroughly evaluate greenlight capital's current proposal to issue some form of preferred stock." >> susie: joining us now with more, brian white, tech analyst at topeka capital markets. so brian, a lot going on in this battle. what's your take. i know you were talking to some people at green light today. what's your take on david ianhorn's strategy, and does it make sense in. >> well, i think it makes a lot of sense. and a lot of investors are frustrated about the lack of crash distribution from apple. and i think the argument really reached in deflection point today. so i think we'll see some
what einhorn is proposing is that apple pay out more of its cash hoard to investors, using a special kind of preferred stock. einhorn has a lot at stake: his fund owns more than one million shares of apple, and while the stock rose a bit today, it's down 35% since its peak of $700 last september. late today apple issued this statement: "apple's management team and board of directors have been in active discussions about returning additional cash to shareholders. as part of our review, we...
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and it's not using up enough. so they've kept a lot in reserve, a lot of speculation coming to the market, and it's not getting used up. two, three weeks we have a great idea of where we will sit heating season wise. after that, down we go displuz for most of the u.s., households use natural gas. they don't use heating oil. and the ones that do are mostly in the northeast. so come march, will their pricees, their home bills be down? >> by the end of march, it will be much lower. 10% lower is what i'm estimating. >> susie: let me talk to you about gasoline because we've also seen gasoline prices have been going up every single day for the last 21 days and averaging $3.55 a gallon. where can we expect gasoline prices to go over the next couple of weeks? >> i think it's going to follow a similar trend of heating oil. i think we have another two to three weeks of somewhat higher prices. after, that i also think it's going to go down. the reason why, refineries are going to switch over to unleaded gas and there will be
and it's not using up enough. so they've kept a lot in reserve, a lot of speculation coming to the market, and it's not getting used up. two, three weeks we have a great idea of where we will sit heating season wise. after that, down we go displuz for most of the u.s., households use natural gas. they don't use heating oil. and the ones that do are mostly in the northeast. so come march, will their pricees, their home bills be down? >> by the end of march, it will be much lower. 10% lower...
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and is the same site used for north korea's previous two tests. the first in 2006 and the second in 2009. the u.s. geological survey detected a 4.9 magnitude seismic event in the area, more powerful than the 4.5 that registered in 2009 after north korea's second test. scientists in multiple countriesing detected the explosion. north korea issued a confirmation, declaring the test was quote, carried out at a high level in a safe and perfect manner using a miniatureized de greater explosive force than previously, unquoted. pyongyang also declared the the reckless hostility of the united states. unquote. in a state of the union address tuesday president obama had this to say. >> provocation of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them as we standby our allies, strengthen our own missile defense and lead the world in taking firm action in response to defense and take firm action in respnorth threats. >> this is north korea's first successfully launched a long range rocket, raising fears north korea now has the capability to hit the uni
and is the same site used for north korea's previous two tests. the first in 2006 and the second in 2009. the u.s. geological survey detected a 4.9 magnitude seismic event in the area, more powerful than the 4.5 that registered in 2009 after north korea's second test. scientists in multiple countriesing detected the explosion. north korea issued a confirmation, declaring the test was quote, carried out at a high level in a safe and perfect manner using a miniatureized de greater explosive force...
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george tubin is with us tonight in boston. are companies, george, taking cyber-security serious today? >> that's a good question. i think unfortunately, the answer depends. some companies are. certain industries that have been hit, and have had issues lately over the past couple of years, like retailers, some of the payment processing sites, banks, certainly defense companies. but i think as a whole, unfortunately, in the u.s. companies are not taking it seriously enough yet. >> tom: you know, initially we saw denial of service attacks. essentially hackers trying to shut down a website. are they becoming more fef nefarious? >> yes. and costumers can't get to the website, and that company can't service their costumers. that's one level of attack. what is more nefarious, the more dangerous attacks, are those that go after company data and company information and actually steal money. >> tom: obviously, cash money has a value, even if it is cyber-oriented. but what else are the hackers after and what is the value and who is the b
george tubin is with us tonight in boston. are companies, george, taking cyber-security serious today? >> that's a good question. i think unfortunately, the answer depends. some companies are. certain industries that have been hit, and have had issues lately over the past couple of years, like retailers, some of the payment processing sites, banks, certainly defense companies. but i think as a whole, unfortunately, in the u.s. companies are not taking it seriously enough yet. >>...
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whether you give, i giving or anyone else gives, it costs us money. it's a choice, and it's a choice we don't benefit from. i don't look at it when i choose to give each year as a deduction. i sit down with my wife and decide how much money we can afford to invest in community action. and we think how much more can the charity get with the tax deduction added in. it's about extending the value what i am already giving away. >> tom: a three to one return on investment is the statistic you got, right? >> that's a statistic that comes out of giving u.s.a. i think that's a pretty good rate of return. and if any stock i invested in showed that, i would be a pretty happy guy. >> tom: good point. we have to leave it there. add waw who heads up the associate of fund-raising professionals. >> thanks. >> tom: monday, with the markets closed for presidents' day, we dive deeper into giving social investing and corporate citizenship. it's conscious capital, an "n.b.r." special edition.. you can read more about charitable giving and corporate responsibility on n.b.
whether you give, i giving or anyone else gives, it costs us money. it's a choice, and it's a choice we don't benefit from. i don't look at it when i choose to give each year as a deduction. i sit down with my wife and decide how much money we can afford to invest in community action. and we think how much more can the charity get with the tax deduction added in. it's about extending the value what i am already giving away. >> tom: a three to one return on investment is the statistic you...
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it's used in automobile manufacturing. and many automakers are forecasting increased global demand for new cars and trucks. the big question, of course, is where silver heads from here. from 2001 to 2010, silver moved from about $4 an ounce to $20. but in 2011, prices peaked at nearly $50, but then pulled back. according to a recent survey, precious metals experts think silver will average around 40 dollars an ounce this year, a gain of over 30% from 2012. so what could derail the silver rally? >> silver has been kind of trading between this 28 and 32 level for some time now. and, i think if you find that there is a raise in interest rates to curb inflation, i think you are going to find that's very bearish for silver. >> reporter: another risk is a big rally in the stock market. if investors get more comfortable with risk, they may bail out of safehaven investments like precious metals. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> tom: we continue our monday series with some of the nation's top universities bringing you the best
it's used in automobile manufacturing. and many automakers are forecasting increased global demand for new cars and trucks. the big question, of course, is where silver heads from here. from 2001 to 2010, silver moved from about $4 an ounce to $20. but in 2011, prices peaked at nearly $50, but then pulled back. according to a recent survey, precious metals experts think silver will average around 40 dollars an ounce this year, a gain of over 30% from 2012. so what could derail the silver rally?...
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the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated q-10 and z-10 smartphones with the hopes of regaining market share. and unlike other companies in the cell phone space-- like service providers at&t and verizon, and device maker samsung-- blackberry has never been an aggressive spender on sports advertising or sponsorship within the u.s. it's been on the edge with instead of directly in the game. the company's highest-profile north american deal is as an official partner of the n.h.l. however, as executives try salvaging a stock down 75% over two years, blackberry finally may be suiting up. the company spent nearly $4 million to
the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated...
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the end result shouldn't surprise us. it's this spiral of expanding that, welfare, regulation that politicians at the expanding welfare beneficiaries have any desire to stop insulting skits about that there's no alternative. but there's a political problem because unfortunately in democracies in which many people see the state as the primary provider of economic security, meaningful restraint of government intervention and spend name is very politically difficult. why? is anyone who promises to try and reduce the scope of intervention in real terms is in many respects at a severe electoral disadvantage. at luxembourg's prime minister jean-claude junker famously lamented in 2007, quote, we all know what we have to do, but we don't know how to get reelected once we have done it, end quote. in other words, if enough people in a democracy what security through the state regardless of cost, capacity politicians to oppose desires of 51% of the population is very limited. because to resist is to court electoral rejection rsp sta
the end result shouldn't surprise us. it's this spiral of expanding that, welfare, regulation that politicians at the expanding welfare beneficiaries have any desire to stop insulting skits about that there's no alternative. but there's a political problem because unfortunately in democracies in which many people see the state as the primary provider of economic security, meaningful restraint of government intervention and spend name is very politically difficult. why? is anyone who promises to...
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the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges all those parag actives all those exceptions all those exceptions that are legally in the books today fight tax evasion. like we're doing through the tax forum then tried to close the loopholes it with the multinationals tried to tax more of the activity that takes place in your own territory nor the taxes on labor so that it's cheaper to create an additional new job perhaps even lower the taxes on the regular companies the companies inside that are isolated by the by the borders of the country are having to pay the twenty five the twenty eight to thirty perc
the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges all...
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the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges all those parag actives all those exemptions all those exceptions that are legally in the books today fight tax evasion. like we're doing through the tax forum then tried to close the loopholes it with the multinationals tried to tax more of the activity that takes place in your own territory lower the taxes on labor so that it's cheaper to create an additional new job perhaps even lower the taxes on the regular companies the companies inside that are isolated by the by the borders of the country are having to pay the twenty five the twenty eight to thirty pe
the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges all...
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the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like here you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges all those parag actives all those exemptions all those exceptions that are legally in the books today fight tax evasion. like we're doing through the tax forum then tried to close the loopholes it with the multinationals tried to tax more of the activity that takes place in your own territory lower the taxes on labor so that it's cheaper to create an additional new job perhaps even lower the taxes on the regular companies the companies inside that are isolated by the by the borders of the country are having to pay the twenty five the twenty eight to thir
the united states is not going to use it very probably u.k. is not going to use it so it's mostly it seems like a continental european issue. the euro perhaps we'll see we'll see in the near future ok so it does sound like here you're not a big fan of this idea i think that you should call a spade a spade i think if you need more tax revenue which is an absolutely legitimate objective in times of stress then would you should do is first of all close the loopholes eliminate all those privileges...
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. >> i think nato is a useful political tool for the united states because it gives us imprimatur especially if we don't have united nations backing for a mission, we can go to nato. >> nato's very relevant. there are still significant conventional warfare conflicts around the world, not only directly in the europe/eurasian space but more broadly, where nato can play a role. clearly the europeans are going to spend less money on defense than they have historically. the u.s. will spend not the same trajectory of positive increases in defense they way we have historically um so, it's not as if anyone would suggest disband nato, it plays a useful role. >> but alliances don't come cheap. the u.s. contributes far more to nato than any of its allies. and as the eurozone crisis deepens, some worry the u.s. will end up footing the entire bill. >> the problem is, that with nato, you don't need nato to get european cooperation. the u.s. clearly benefits from european cooperation; it got it in afghanistan, it got it in iraq. you know in afghanistan it got it technically through nato, but most of those
. >> i think nato is a useful political tool for the united states because it gives us imprimatur especially if we don't have united nations backing for a mission, we can go to nato. >> nato's very relevant. there are still significant conventional warfare conflicts around the world, not only directly in the europe/eurasian space but more broadly, where nato can play a role. clearly the europeans are going to spend less money on defense than they have historically. the u.s. will...
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firms use this thing called carried interest where they can claim that their income is really capital gains which is now tax at twenty percent instead of the new rate of thirty nine point six i mean it's outrageous that they get a tax break why you are the richest people on earth getting a tax break why would a billionaire need a tax break and they're not even creating any jobs as far as i can tell so in fact they've destroyed a bunch of jobs so that's step one get rid of their tax base but step two is we need to find ways to suck the money out of the financial sector there's too much loose money floating around there in the way to do it is through a financial transaction tax called a robin hood tax europe is several countries in europe now are moving in this direction. a because they need the resources and b they have no patience for this speaking of your hand crisis financial crisis do you believe the u.s. is exposed to the. potential crisis all in system that's money if you have money move so fast now it's all one system i mean the banks that we're talking about they're all global
firms use this thing called carried interest where they can claim that their income is really capital gains which is now tax at twenty percent instead of the new rate of thirty nine point six i mean it's outrageous that they get a tax break why you are the richest people on earth getting a tax break why would a billionaire need a tax break and they're not even creating any jobs as far as i can tell so in fact they've destroyed a bunch of jobs so that's step one get rid of their tax base but...
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he shows us his two-room apartment. he shares it with his girlfriend, his sister, and two other people. they pay 1000 euros a month for their cramped lodgings. that is reality for a lot of young italians. so it is no wonder that people here are fed up with politics. almost half of young people say they will not vote, at least not for the major parties. she tends to the left, but she does not feel at home with any party, really. >> none of them are interested in our everyday problems. all you hear from the politicians is empty talk. they have lost touch with the concerns of young people. >> like most young romans, she still lives at home. her father is proud of her university degree as a translator, but she earns her money as a waitress. >> when i was her age, i had a job and a child. we had everything we needed, but it is different today. i cannot just tell her to get married and start a family. >> father and daughter agree -- italy needs more reforms, but without taking money out of the pockets of families. >> mario mo
he shows us his two-room apartment. he shares it with his girlfriend, his sister, and two other people. they pay 1000 euros a month for their cramped lodgings. that is reality for a lot of young italians. so it is no wonder that people here are fed up with politics. almost half of young people say they will not vote, at least not for the major parties. she tends to the left, but she does not feel at home with any party, really. >> none of them are interested in our everyday problems. all...
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our word music comes from the greeks, and it's something that's used in european culture, and it's used in arabic culture. so of course there's no word for melody, for rhythm, for harmony, for texture, for chord, for any of the other terms that we commonly use in the united states and europe to talk about music. but if you want to make comparisons across cultures, you need some kind of terminology to use. (narrator) a melody is a succession of pitches. it can be composed like the melody of a song, or it can be improvised like a solo in a jazz performance. rhythm refers to the time element in music such as the steady pulse of australian aboriginal clapsticks. rhythm can also be free without a regular beat like the solo shakuhachi music of japan. [resonating, airy pitches] timbre is the tone color of a musical sound. the same pitch sounds different when it is played on different instruments. this is because each instrument has its own unique timbre. harmony refers the simultaneous sounding of two or more notes. [ensemble playing early music] composers of western classical music have devel
our word music comes from the greeks, and it's something that's used in european culture, and it's used in arabic culture. so of course there's no word for melody, for rhythm, for harmony, for texture, for chord, for any of the other terms that we commonly use in the united states and europe to talk about music. but if you want to make comparisons across cultures, you need some kind of terminology to use. (narrator) a melody is a succession of pitches. it can be composed like the melody of a...
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all of us are sinners. all of us have done wrong. all of us have broken the law at some point in our lives. if you are an adult, you have broken the law at some point in your life. i find that some people will say oh, yes, i'm a sinner. i have made mistakes, but do not call me a criminal. do not call me a criminal. and i say, okay, maybe you never drank underage. maybe you never experimented with drugs. the worst thing you have done in your entire life is speed 10 miles over the speed limit on the freeway, you put yourself and others in the risk of harm that someone smoking marijuana at the privacy of their own living room. but there are people serving life sentences for first-time drug offenses. life sentences. the u.s. supreme court upheld life sentences for first-time drug offenders against an eighth amendment challenge that such sentences were cruel and unusual in the u.s. supreme court said no, no, it is not cruel and unusual to sentence a young man to life imprisonment for a first-time drug offenders, even though virtually no o
all of us are sinners. all of us have done wrong. all of us have broken the law at some point in our lives. if you are an adult, you have broken the law at some point in your life. i find that some people will say oh, yes, i'm a sinner. i have made mistakes, but do not call me a criminal. do not call me a criminal. and i say, okay, maybe you never drank underage. maybe you never experimented with drugs. the worst thing you have done in your entire life is speed 10 miles over the speed limit on...
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he's joining us now to talk more about it. thank you for joining us. let's start with the debt and deficit since this is front and center as far as the international conversation as it may be. the cbo, congressional budget office, came out with new projections this week. they saw, long term, the economy will move in the opposite direction of the deficit. the economy grows if the deficit goes down, it shrinks if the deficit goes up. you argue in the book that the deficit really doesn't matter right now. do you disagree with the government's projections? >> no, i think the cbo report is pretty reasonable. and it says that we wish we had lower debt, and if we look at the long term it would be nice to pay down the debt but it does not show a crisis. and trying to slash the deficit right now will deepen the clear and present danger which is a very high unemployment and ongoing economic slump. so i actually -- i found the cbo report supportive of what i'm saying, that right now our priorities should be jobs and not the deficit. >> i want to get your reaction
he's joining us now to talk more about it. thank you for joining us. let's start with the debt and deficit since this is front and center as far as the international conversation as it may be. the cbo, congressional budget office, came out with new projections this week. they saw, long term, the economy will move in the opposite direction of the deficit. the economy grows if the deficit goes down, it shrinks if the deficit goes up. you argue in the book that the deficit really doesn't matter...
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if you use a so a computer or walk outside the f.b.i. now considers you a terrorist suspect with no right to privacy sixty two percent of americans through drone strikes on foreigners can now get a taste of their own medicine but so will those a game strong with a lot of kids or not a court ruled obama can drone murder americans without trial even though it's quite incompatible with the constitution when obama threw an alice in wonderland christmas but it's unclear if he's mocking the judge who said. the alice in wonderland nature of this is not lost on me a catch twenty two that allows the executive branch of our government to per plane as a lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our constitution while keeping the reasons for their conclusion a secret investigates a jason leopold what's going on it's a khalif statement halley and if i were to say to you or anyone in the public that we are moving closer and closer toward a police state it would i would be dismissed as a conspiracy theorist as someone who is just
if you use a so a computer or walk outside the f.b.i. now considers you a terrorist suspect with no right to privacy sixty two percent of americans through drone strikes on foreigners can now get a taste of their own medicine but so will those a game strong with a lot of kids or not a court ruled obama can drone murder americans without trial even though it's quite incompatible with the constitution when obama threw an alice in wonderland christmas but it's unclear if he's mocking the judge who...